Abstract: The Korematsu litigation documents are the record of the Korematsu team's litigation work. Not only were they actively engaged
in litigation and court affairs on behalf of Mr. Korematsu, but they also saw themselves equally engaged in community outreach,
educational efforts, and the redress movement as a whole. Their legal and non-legal research and their involvement in related
coram nobis cases, legislative initiatives, media projects testify to the breadth and depth of activities they viewed integral
and essential to litigating this case. The 49 document cases of documents are a distillation of the personal attorneys' files
of Dale Minami, Lorraine Bannai, Dennis Hayashi, Don Tamaki, the Asian Law Caucus, Robert Rusky, Karen Kai, and Ed Chen.
Files were not received from Leigh-Ann Miyasato, Peter Irons, Eric Yamamoto, Akira Togasaki, or other individuals or organizations
involved in the case.

Language: Finding aid is written in
English.

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.

Los Angeles, California 90095-1575

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The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections and the UCLA
Asian American Studies Center.

Fred Korematsu was born in 1919, in Oakland, Calif., and lived there with his Issei (first generation) parents, who operated
a nursery. He and his three brothers lived in Oakland until the spring of 1942, when he and approximately 110,000 other American
citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were ordered to leave their West Coast homes and report for internment.
Mr. Korematsu refused to leave the community in which he grew up and was arrested on May 30, 1942. He was tried and convicted
in Federal Court. In a landmark case, the United States Supreme Court upheld his conviction and held that the military orders
removing Japanese Americans from the West Coast were lawful under the United States Constitution. Mr. Korematsu's case stood
for over forty years as constitutional validation of one of the most egregious deprivations of civil rights in modern United
States history. In 1981, a number of documents were found which proved that the United States government suppressed, altered,
and destroyed material evidence during its prosecution of Mr. Korematsu's case. Based on these documents, Mr. Korematsu, represented
by a team of young lawyers, filed a petition for writ of error
coram nobis, an obscure legal proceeding which allows a criminal defendant to challenge his conviction based on manifest injustice. Mr.
Korematsu's petition was granted, and his conviction was vacated in a decision that helped remove the scar on the Constitution
caused by the original Supreme Court case and helped heal the wounds inflicted on an entire community of people. Mr. Korematsu
lived in Northern California until his passing on March 30, 2005. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn, and his two children,
Karen and Ken Korematsu.

Scope and Content

The collection contains the files of the attorneys who assisted Mr. Korematsu in reopening his case. They chronicle both the
events leading up to the 1944 Korematsu decision and the 1981 effort by a group of politically committed lawyers determined
to challenge the judicial system and re-write history. The Korematsu litigation documents are the record of the Korematsu
team's litigation work. Not only were they actively engaged in litigation and court affairs on behalf of Mr. Korematsu, but
they also saw themselves equally engaged in community outreach, educational efforts, and the redress movement as a whole.
Their legal and non-legal research and their involvement in related
coram nobis cases, legislative initiatives, media projects testify to the breadth and depth of activities they viewed integral and essential
to litigating this case.The 49 document cases of documents are a distillation of the personal attorneys' files of Dale Minami,
Lorraine Bannai, Dennis Hayashi, Don Tamaki, the Asian Law Caucus, Robert Rusky, Karen Kai, and Ed Chen. Files were not received
from Leigh-Ann Miyasato, Peter Irons, Eric Yamamoto, Akira Togasaki, or other individuals or organizations involved in the
case. As each attorney maintained his or her personal files, there were numerous duplicates which have been subsequently removed.
Selected materials were also duplicated and submitted to the California State Library in Sacramento, Calif., with funding
from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Project.

Organization and Arrangement

The documents in this collection include both legal and non-legal materials, reflecting both the depth and range of the litigation
process as well as the legal team's community participation. Accordingly, the documents are arranged to give intellectual
coherence while at the same time providing an adequate depiction of the Team's organizational and legal activities. With a
few exceptions, materials were arranged chronologically by date, into the following series:

I. Documents filed with the Court and discovery

II. Memoranda and correspondence

III. Community education

IV. Government documents

V. Other related
coram nobis cases

VI. Miscellaneous documents

VII. Attorneys' personal files.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Abbreviations Used in Container List

Korematsu litigation team

P. IronsPeter Irons

D. MinamiDale Minami

L. BannaiLorraine Bannai

K. KaiKaren Kai

D. TamakiDon Tamaki

R. RuskyRobert (Bob) Rusky

D. HayashiDennis Hayashi

E. ChenEdward Chen

E. YamamatoEric Yamamoto

L. MiyasatoLeigh-Ann Miyasato

A. TogasakiAkira Togasaki

Hirabayashi litigation team

K. BannaiKathryn Bannai

M. LeongMichael Leong

S. SakamotoSharon Sakamoto

R. KawakamiRodney Kawakami

Yasui litigation team

P. NagaePeggy Nagae

Counsel for the United States

V. StoneVictor Stone

Petitioners

M. YasuiMinoru Yasui

Fred Korematsu

Gordon Hirabayashi

Judges

M.H. PatelMarilyn Hall Patel

Court clerks

P. WinberryPhillip Winberry

L. MoriyamaLurline Moriyama

Court reporters

W. HenderscheidWilliam Henderscheid

Deposed individuals

B. PashBoris Pash

R. HamRichard Ham

Archival researchers

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga

Jack Herzig

Organizations

ONIOffice of Naval Intelligence

MIDMilitary Intelligence Division

WDCWestern Defense Command

WRAWar Relocation Authority

JACLJapanese American Citizens League

BAARBay Area Attorneys for Redress

CRJAWCCommittee to Reverse the Japanese American Wartime Cases

NCJARNational Council for Japanese American Redress

CWRICCommission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

NCRRNational Coalition for Redress/Reparations

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of Petition for Writ of Error
coram nobis; Summons; Certificate of Service of Petition and Summons; and Notice of Status Conference for 14 Mar 1983.

Box 1, Folder 3

Petition, Points & Authorities(1983)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Exhibits to Petition for Writ of Error
coram nobis.

Motion to Consolidate Cases

Physical Description: 1 folder

Box 1, Folder 4

Motion to Consolidate Cases(1983)

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Content Note

Request for Designation of District Judge under 28 USC Section 292(b); Order re: 292(b) motion requiring service on district
court judge and requiring answer to request; Response of the US to Petitioner's Request for Designation of...; Order Denying
Request for...; and D. Minami notes on Motion to Consolidate.

Amicus Briefs

Physical Description: 3 folders

Box 1, Folder 5

Amicus Briefs(1983)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Draft of Brief of amici curiae Asian American Studies Association of the Stanford Law School and National Black American Law
Student Association in Support of Petitioner.

Box 1, Folder 6

Amicus Briefs(1983)

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Content Note

List of Organizations Requesting Consent to File...; Amended List of Organizations...; Government's Response to Requests for
Amicus Participation; and Order re: amicus briefs.

Box 1, Folder 7

Amicus Briefs(1983)

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Content Note

Letters and Brief from various Bar Associations, University Law Students Associations, and community organizations to M. H.
Patel; Drafts of Stipulation re: Application of Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund and American Civil Liberties
Union of Northern California to Appear as
amicus curiae.

Court documents regarding Government's Motion and Request for Extension of Time; Declarations of P. Irons and D. Minami in
Opposition to Motion...; Order Granting Government...; and Government Response to Petition and Motion under LR 220.6.

Petitioner's Reply to Government's Response to Petition

Physical Description: 1 folder

Box 1, Folder 10

Petitioner's Reply to Government(1983)

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Content Note

Petitioner's Request for Hearing on Government's Response and Motion; Orders granting and continuing hearing dates...; Declarations
of Jack Herzig and Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu in Support of Petitioner's Reply to Government's Responses and Motion; Attachment
of Hirabayashi v. US Brief; and Exhibits to Reply....

Petitioner's Request for Judicial Notice

Physical Description: 2 folders

Box 2, Folder 1

Petitioner's Request for Notice(1983)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Petitioner's Request for Judicial Notice of Facts and Documents; Government Preliminary response to Request for Judicial Notice.

Box 2, Folder 2

Petitioner's Request for Notice(1983)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Appendix to Petitioner's Request for Judicial Notice of Facts and Documents.

Order Granting Petition for Writ of Error
coram nobis; Written Opinion of the Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel in Korematsu v. United States, 19 Apr 1984; Letter regarding corrections
to published opinion...; and Published opinion..., reported at 584 F. Supp. 1406 (copy).

Appeal

Physical Description: 1 folder

Box 2, Folder 9

Appeal(1983-1984)

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Content Note

Government's Notice of Appeal and Memos regarding Time Schedule and Conduct of Appeal; Government's Motion to Suspend Briefing
Schedule, Motion for Extension of Time...to File Appellant's Brief, and Withdrawal of Notice of Appeal and Orders Granting
all three motions;
Fred Korematsu's Motion Voluntarily to Dismiss Appeal/Declaration of Ed Chen and Order Granting Fred Korematsu's Motion...;
and Notice that mandate of Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals filed.

Motion for Attorney's Fees

Physical Description: 7 folders

Box 2, Folder 10

Motion for Attorney's Fees(1983-1984)

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Content Note

Applications for Extension of Time to File Motion for Award of Attorney's Fees and Expenses and Orders Granting Application...;
Notice of Motion for Award...; and Memo of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Award....

Box 2, Folder 11

Motion for Attorney's Fees(1984)

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Content Note

Various Declarations in Support of Application for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs.

Box 2, Folder 12

Motion for Attorney's Fees(1984)

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Content Note

Various Declarations in Support of Application for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs.

Box 2, Folder 13

Motion for Attorney's Fees(1984)

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Content Note

Various documents filed in Support of Motion for Award...; Certificates of Service; Letters from V. Stone to L. Moriyama (clerk
for Judge M. H. Patel) regarding briefing schedule, filing Government's Opposition to Request for Attorneys' Fees, Motion
to Bifurcate, and Motion to file
Oversized Response, and the corrected copy of Government's Opposition...; Government's Motion to Bifurcate Issue of Entitlement
to Fees from Issue of Size of Fees and Motion to File Oversized Brief; and Orders Granting Government's Motion to Bifurcate...
and Motion to File....

Box 3, Folder 1

Motion for Attorney's Fees(1984)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Government's Opposition to Petitioner's Request for Costs and Attorneys' Fees, including Exhibits A to E to Government's Opposition.

Reply Memo ... in Support of Motion for Award of Attorneys' Fees and Costs; attorneys' declarations in Support of Response
to Government's Opposition to Motion for Attorneys' Fees; Proofs of Service...; Amended Order granting Government's Motion
to File Oversized Brief; Letter from V. Stone to L. Moriyama regarding Government Response to Reply; Government's LR 220-6
Motion to File Additional Pleadings and Order Granting Government's Motion...; Government Position on Petitioner's Reply on
Attorneys' Fees; Government Exhibit F and G in Support of Government's Position in Opposition...; Orders Denying Petitioner's
Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Costs; various handwritten notes; and Compilation of attorneys' fees and costs.

Memoranda and Correspondence 1942-1988

Physical Description: 6.5 linear ft.

Legal Research

Physical Description: 58 folders

Box 3, Folders 4-5

Memoranda - Coordination(1983)

Scope and Content Note

2 folders on attorneys' legal research coordination.

Box 3, Folders 6-7

Memoranda - Requirements

Scope and Content Note

2 folders on Requirements for the Writ of Error
coram nobis.

Box 3, Folders 8-9

Memoranda - Research

Scope and Content Note

2 folders on Research and Notes on the Requirement of Collateral Legal Consequences.

Box 4, Folders 1-2

Memoranda - Supreme Court

Scope and Content Note

2 folders on the original Supreme Court cases.

Box 4, Folder 3

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Jurisdiction and venue.

Box 4, Folder 4

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Research into availability of
coram nobis class action.

Box 4, Folder 5

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Bill of Attainder.

Box 4, Folder 6

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Retroactivity.

Box 4, Folder 7

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Supervening Unconstitutionality.

Box 4, Folder 8

Memoranda - War Powers, 1 of 3

Scope and Content Note

1 of 3 folders on War Powers.

Box 4, Folder 9

Memoranda - War Powers, 2 of 3

Scope and Content Note

2 of 3 folders on War Powers: selective service cases.

Box 4, Folder 10

Memoranda - War Powers, 3 of 3

Scope and Content Note

3 of 3 folders on War Powers: citations to various law cases.

Box 5, Folder 1

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Legal ethics issues.

Box 5, Folders 2-3

Memoranda - Research

Scope and Content Note

2 folders on Research and Notes on motion to consolidate the Korematsu, Hirabayashi, and Yasui
coram nobis cases.

Box 5, Folder 4

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Research and Notes on Scope of Discovery.

Box 5, Folder 5

Memoranda

Scope and Content Note

Research and Notes on Admissibility of Documents into evidence.

Box 5, Folders 6-9

Memoranda - Research

Scope and Content Note

4 folders on Research and Notes on Petitioner's Request for Judicial Notice.

Research and Notes regarding government's response/reply to petition, including the effect of a failure to respond, the government's
request to dismiss the action, the power of the court to independently review the case.

Box 6, Folders 2-5

Memoranda - Attorneys' Fees(1984)

Scope and Content Note

4 folders on Research and Notes regarding motion for attorneys' fees.

Box 6, Folder 6

Memoranda - Research Notes, 1 of 4

Scope and Content Note

1 of 4 folders with various memos and legal research notes of cases studies and the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA).

Box 6, Folder 7

Memoranda - Research Notes, 2 of 4

Scope and Content Note

2 of 4 folders with various memos and legal research notes on 6th Amendment, constitutional issues,
coram nobis, and prosecutorial misconduct.

Box 6, Folder 8

Memoranda - Research Notes, 3 of 4

Scope and Content Note

3 of 4 folders with various memos and legal research notes with chronological index (Justice Department) and citation lists
of case studies.

Box 6, Folder 9

Memoranda - Research Notes, 4 of 4

Scope and Content Note

4 of 4 folders with various memos and legal research notes on other cases.

1 of 2 folders with articles on related research: due process, discovery, intelligence and immigration agencies, military
tribunal, 1st Amendment, the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, and the Veteran Reemployment Rights Act.

Chronological Index for Justice Department documents, coded documents #05000-05487, and coded documents #03000-03091; Cross
Reference Index of issues and cases; Asian Law Caucus Correlations Chart (D. Minami's copy); Attorneys' memos and handwritten
notes on the chronology and timeline of events from March 1941 to the end of World War II including arrests of petitioners,
the removal program, commands at the War Department, WRA, and Department of Justice; Draft of timeline for the Korematsu,
Hirabayashi, and Yasui World War II cases; Attorneys' handwritten notes on Justification for Actions Against Japanese Americans
-- Grounds for Petition, Hierarchy at the Department of Justice and
Department of Defense, and Government Document Sources; and Chronological Index of Discovery Documents.

Petition for Writ of Error
coram nobis; Exhibits to petition for Writ of Error
coram nobis.

Box 29, Folder 8

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1983)

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Content Note

Record of order scheduling status conference for 26 Sep 1983 ... before Judge Belloni; Certificate of Service signed by P.
Nagae; Affidavit in Support of Petitioner's Memorandum in Opposition to Mr. Kane's Motion for Leave to Participate as amicus
curiae; Memorandum in Opposition to Mr. Kane's Motion....

Korematsu Motion for Leave to Appear as amicus curiae in Support of Appellant; Brief of amicus curiae Fred Korematsu in Support
of Appellant; Order Granting Leave to file brief as Amicus; Order allowing Appellant/Yasui leave...; Appellee/Government's
motion for reconsideration of the 19 Feb 1985 motion for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae in support of appellant, granted
on 26 Feb 1985; and Memorandum ... in Opposition to Government's Motion for Reconsideration.

Box 30, Folder 6

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Content Note

Government's Motion for Extension of Time and Declaration; various attorneys' letters to P. Winberry; Order extending time
for Government to Respond to amicus brief; Government's response...; Appellant's motion to strike government's response to
amicus brief, or in the alternative for leave to respond to government's response to amicus brief, and for continuance of
oral argument; Order Denying Motion to Strike...; Appellant's Reply to Government's Response...; and Declaration of Dale Minami.

Box 30, Folder 7

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Notice of cases set for hearing; Order that Case Submitted for Decision.

Petitioner's Motion to Extend Time for Appeal and Memorandum in Support of Motion...; Affidavit and Supplemental Affidavit
of P. Nagae; Government's response to Petitioner's Motion...; Petitioner's Reply Memorandum.

Appellee's Motion to Dismiss Appeal and Remand with Attached exhibits and declaration; Government's Motion to dismiss both
cases due to mootness and Petitioner's Response to Government's Motion...; Appellant/Yasui's Motion for substitution of party,
Order Granting Extension of Time to Respond to Motion..., and Government's reply and opposition to Petitioner's Motion...;
Order Denying Substitution of Party and Dismissing Appeal; Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme
Court.

Petition for Writ of Error
coram nobis; Exhibits for Writ of Error
coram nobis (See also Korematsu Points and Authorities).

Box 32, Folder 2

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1983-1984)

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Content Note

Letter from K. Bannai to V. Stone with Petitioner's First Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents and Requests
for Admission; Government's First Response to Petitioner's First Interrogatories; and Petitioner's Second Interrogatories,
Requests for Production of Documents and Requests for Admission.

Box 32, Folder 3

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1984-1985)

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Content Note

Petitioner's Motion to Compel Answers to Petitioner's Second Interrogatories, Requests for Production of Documents and Requests
for Admission; Government's Response to Petitioner's Second Interrogatories...; Certificate of Compliance with Local Rule
37; Order for Deposition of Witnesses; and Letter from Florence Low to D. Minami regarding corrections to Richard Ham and
Boris Pash's depositions.

Affidavit of P. Irons; Government's Supplemental Points and Authorities; Reply to Government's Supplemental...; Order Denying
Government Motion to Vacate Petitioner's Conviction and to set aside his Conviction; Letter from V. Stone to District Court
for the Western District of
Washington regarding Government's motion to vacate the conviction and dismiss the indictment and
coram nobis petition.

Box 32, Folder 6

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1983)

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Content Note

Reply to Government's Response and Motion; various Affidavits in Support of Petitioner's Reply to Government's Responses;
Request for Judicial Notice of Facts and Documents.

Box 32, Folder 7

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1984)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Petitioner's Proposed Pretrial Order.

Box 32, Folder 8

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Content Note

Motion, Affidavit, and Order Granting the Motion for Leave of Court to Substitute Counsel of Record (R. Kawakami substitute
for K. Bannai).

Box 32, Folder 9

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Content Note

Letter, memo, and affidavit regarding Government's Motion for Extension of Time for all pending Government responses.

Box 32, Folder 10

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Content Note

Motions, Orders, Certificate of Service, Memos, and Affidavit regarding Government's Renewed Motion to Dismiss, or in the
alternative, For a Stay.

Box 32, Folder 11

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Content Note

Government's and Petitioner's Proposed Pre-hearing Order; Rodney L. Kawakami's Affidavit; Certificate of Compliance with Local
Rule 37; Motion and Order for Shortening Time; Petitioner's Motion to Preclude Introduction of Documentary Exhibits by Respondent
at Evidentiary
Hearing; Order Precluding Introduction...; Respondent's Opposition to Petitioner's Motions to Shorten Time and to Preclude...;
Letter from R. Rusky to D. Minami with Supplemental Memorandum in Support of Petitioner's Motion to Preclude...; Order granting
Petitioner's Motion to Preclude...; Government's Memorandum of Law; and Petitioner's Hearing Memorandum.

Box 32, Folder 12

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985)

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Content Note

Petitioner's Post-Hearing and Reply Brief; Letter from V. Stone to United States District Court and Government's Closing Argument
and the balance of the questioning of P. Irons in 1981; and Memo from R. Rusky to Korematsu Defense Team regarding post-hearing
briefs in Hirabayashi.

Box 33, Folder 1

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1986)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Memorandum Decision.

Box 33, Folder 2

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1986)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration of Decision, Memorandum in Support of Petitioner's Motion...; Government's Response
to Petitioner's Motion....

Box 33, Folder 3

Docs. Filed w/ Court & Discovery(1986)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Government's Motion to Reconsider and Alter or Amend, Government's Memorandum in Support of its Motion...; Petitioner's Memorandum
in Opposition to Government's Motion....

Opening Brief and Reply Brief for Appellee/Cross Appellant; Appellant's Answering Brief on Cross-Appeal; Letter from United
States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to all counsel regarding hearing calendar; Letter from R. Rusky to Korematsu
Legal Team; Appellee/Cross-Appellant's Petition for Rehearing with Suggestion for Rehearing en banc; Judgment and Opinion
of United States Court of Appeals...; Order Denying Petition for Rehearing en banc; Order setting aside Petitioner's Conviction
on Count II.

Various published articles regarding redress and the
coram nobis cases.

Box 38, Folder 5

Drafts - Books & Articles, 1 of 2

Scope and Content Note

1 of 2 folders with drafts of books and articles: E. Yamamoto and Philip Tajitsu Nash.

Box 38, Folder 6

Drafts - Books & Articles, 2 of 2

Scope and Content Note

2 of 2 folders with drafts of books and articles: P. Irons and James D. Redwood.

Box 39, Folders 1-2

Drafts - Essay

Scope and Content Note

2 of 2 folders with drafts of the essay, "Righting a Great Wrong" by P. Irons.

Box 39, Folder 3

Editorial Comments and Reviews

Scope and Content Note

Various editorial comments on books and articles.

Box 39, Folders 4-5

JA Community Newspapers

Scope and Content Note

2 folders with various Japanese American community newspapers.

Films

Physical Description: 2 folders

Box 39, Folder 6

"Unfinished Business" Notes

Scope and Content Note

Notes from "Unfinished Business."

Box 39, Folder 7

"Nisei Soldier" and Media Projects

Scope and Content Note

"Nisei Soldier" and other media projects.

Hohri v. United States case

Physical Description: 26 folders

Box 39, Folder 8

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1983)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Complaint; Amended Complaint.

Box 39, Folder 9

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1983)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Defendant United States Government's Motion to Dismiss; Plaintiff's Opposition to Motion to Dismiss.

Box 39, Folder 10

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1984)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Defendant's memorandum in response to courts 13 Dec 1983 order.

Box 40, Folder 1

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1983-1984)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Plaintiff's Supplemental Memorandum of the Statute of Limitations with Certificate of Service.

Box 40, Folder 2

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1984)

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Content Note

Defendant's Reply to Plaintiff's Supplemental Memorandum on the Statute of Limitations; Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's
Reply...; and Order granting Motion to Dismiss and Memorandum.

Box 40, Folder 3

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1984)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Brief of Appellants, Hohri et al.

Box 40, Folder 4

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1985-1986)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Transcript of arguments; Opinion of DC Circuit.

Box 40, Folder 5

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1986)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Government's Motion for Rehearing; Order Denying Government's Motion for Rehearing.

Box 40, Folder 6

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1986)

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Content Note

Petition for Writ of Certiorari by Hohri et al.; Petition for ... by United States Government; Memorandum of the United States
in Opposition; Brief by Hohri et al. in Opposition to Government's Petition...; Reply Memorandum for the United States; Amici
curiae brief in Support of
Hohri et al. Petition for Writ of Certiorari by Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Law Caucus, Anti-Defamation
League of B'nai B'rith, Japanese American Citizens League, and Japanese American Citizens League Legislative Education Committee.

Box 40, Folder 7

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1987)

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Content Note

Briefs for the United States with handwritten notes by Korematsu's attorneys; Brief for Respondents Hohri et al.; and Reply
Brief for the United States.

Box 40, Folder 8

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1987)

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Content Note

Brief of amicus curiae Korematsu, Hirabayashi, and Yasui in Support of Respondents Hohri et al.

Box 40, Folder 9

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1987)

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Content Note

Docket sheet for Appeal 1987 arguments; Transcript of arguments before United States Supreme Court; and Opinion of Court.

Box 40, Folder 10

Docs. filed w/ Court & Discovery(1988)

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Content Note

Petition for Writ of Certiorari by Hohri et al.; Brief for the United States in Opposition.

Box 40, Folder 11

Related Materials

Scope and Content Note

Drafts of Korematsu team amicus curiae brief.

Box 41, Folder 1

Related Materials, 1 of 7(1981)

Scope and Content Note

1 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys.

Box 41, Folder 2

Related Materials, 2 of 7(1983)

Scope and Content Note

2 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys.

Box 41, Folder 3

Related Materials, 3 of 7(1984)

Scope and Content Note

3 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys.

Box 41, Folder 4

Related Materials, 4 of 7(1985)

Scope and Content Note

4 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys (from William Hohri).

Box 41, Folder 5

Related Materials, 5 of 7(1986)

Scope and Content Note

5 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys).

Box 41, Folder 6

Related Materials, 6 of 7(1987)

Scope and Content Note

6 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys).

Box 41, Folder 7

Related Materials, 7 of 7(1988)

Scope and Content Note

7 of 7 folders with correspondence and personal notes to and from Korematsu's attorneys).

2 through 4 of 4 folders with legal research on evidence and discovery: handwritten notes.

Box 47, Folder 1

Robert Rusky - War Power, 1 of 4

Scope and Content Note

1 fo 4 folders with legal research on war power.

Box 47, Folder 2

Robert Rusky - War Power, 2 of 4

Scope and Content Note

2 of 4 folders with legal research on war power; Memo from Judith Kopec to D. Hayashi.

Box 47, Folder 3

Robert Rusky - War Power, 3 of 4

Scope and Content Note

3 of 4 folders with legal research on war power; Memo from Ed Chen to Korematsu's attorneys.

Box 47, Folder 4

Robert Rusky - War Power, 4 of 4

Scope and Content Note

4 of 4 folders with legal research on war power.

Box 47, Folder 5

Robert Rusky - Consolidate, 1 of 2

Scope and Content Note

1 of 2 folders with legal research on consolidation: handwritten notes.

Box 47, Folder 6

Robert Rusky - Consolidate, 2 of 2

Scope and Content Note

2 of 2 folders with legal research on consolidation.

Box 47, Folder 7

Robert Rusky - Misconduct, 1 of 2

Scope and Content Note

1 of 2 folders with legal research on misconduct.

Box 47, Folder 8

Robert Rusky - Misconduct, 2 of 2

Scope and Content Note

2 of 2 folders with legal research on misconduct: handwritten notes.

Box 47, Folders 9-10

Robert Rusky - Suppression

Scope and Content Note

2 folders with legal research on suppression.

Box 47, Folders 11-12 , Box 48, Folder 1

Robert Rusky -
coram nobis, 3 of 7
(1982)

Scope and Content Note

1 through 3 of 7 folders with legal research on
coram nobis: handwritten notes.

Box 48, Folder 2

Robert Rusky -
coram nobis, 4 of 7
(1982-1983, 1988)

Scope and Content Note

4 of 7 folders with legal research on
coram nobis: handwritten notes.

Box 48, Folder 3

Robert Rusky -
coram nobis, 5 of 7

Scope and Content Note

5 of 7 folders with legal research on
coram nobis: Correction or Reduction of Sentence.

Box 48, Folders 4-5

Robert Rusky -
coram nobis, 7 of 7

Scope and Content Note

6 and 7 of 7 folders with legal research on
coram nobis.

Box 48, Folder 6

Robert Rusky - Legal Research

Scope and Content Note

General legal research.

Box 48, Folders 7-9

Robert Rusky - Fahy

Scope and Content Note

3 folders with factual research on Fahy.

Box 48, Folder 10

Robert Rusky - General, 1 of 5

Scope and Content Note

1 of 5 folders with general factual research: Timeline of Events from 1939 to 1944, Charts of personnel in Intelligence Agencies.

Box 48, Folder 11

Robert Rusky - General, 2 of 5

Scope and Content Note

2 of 5 folders with general factual research.

Box 48, Folder 12

Robert Rusky - General, 3 of 5

Scope and Content Note

3 of 5 folders with general factual research: Magic Cables.

Box 48, Folders 13-14

Robert Rusky - General

Scope and Content Note

4 and 5 of 5 folders with general factual research.

Box 48, Folder 15

Robert Rusky - Discovery

Scope and Content Note

Materials on Discovery.

Press Conferences

Physical Description: 1 folder

Box 49, Folder 1

Press Conferences

Physical Description: 1 microcassette

Scope and Content Note

Audio-taping on Sony Microcassette of 19 Jan 1983 press conference announcing filing of Petition for Writ of
coram nobis which would re-open case decided by the Supreme Court in 19843 and 1944. Transcript is located in Box 17, Folder 08.

Administrative Records

Physical Description: 1 folder

Box 49, Folder 2

Computer Diskettes

Scope and Content Note

Coded data utilizing DbaseIII software. Initially developed and used to digitally sort, classify, code, manage, and facilitate
retrieval of extensive government and research documents. Eventually abandoned during litigation of case. Case 1 (10 diskettes)
purported to contain "Input
Data" and two (2) program disks. Case 2 (15 diskettes) appears to include backups of index, inputs, and data files; also contains
yellow sheet with notations regarding display structure.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

25 5.25 inch floppy disks.

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